I remember last time I had my tooth extracted, I just got Lidocaine and that was it. What are my other options? The doctor said it would be more complicated than just a regular extraction where you spread the gums and just pop it out. He said he would have to scrape the bone a little to clean it. Bottom line I don't want either general or Nitrous. Help!!!!
I worked as a vet tech for 8 years, and never heard of using propofol for an exam, unless the exam included examining something paticularly painful or the animal was very uncooperative. I do not know of interactions of these drugs you mention... have seen them used together without incident. But every dog is different, and yours may not be reacting well. I suggest you adress these issues with your vet as soon as you can.
I have an upcoming EGD and Colonoscopy as well as a possible gallbladder surgery in December. I am concerned about feeling this way for so long and taking propofol for these procedures. My symptoms are so bad that I have been in bed for 6 weeks because the symptoms are overbearing. Would anyone be willing to share their experiences?
my gastro is a friend and let me watch an upper and lower one with propofol and one with versed; the propofol patient just squirmed but the versed patient looked like they were being killed. It was awful to watch; but immediately afterwards neither remembered much, but they knew something bad had happened. A week later, I spoke with the versed patient (a co-worker) and he said that the experience was awful.
I had another look at my endoscopy report and it says I received 800mg of propofol sedative. 800mg of propofol?? Is that a misprint or did the doc think he was sedating a zebra? Michael Jackson's died after receiving just 25mg of the same drug! No wonder I didn't wake up for 2 hours of the procedure!
In a study of 10 patients who first received propofol then desflurane, and a group of another 10 patients receiving desflurane then propofol, Meierhenrich et al.[71] found that propofol anaesthesia was associated with significantly greater preservation of hepatic blood flow compared with desflurane.
In a study of 21 patients with hepatitis C, free and hepatic venous wedge pressures measured using either propofol or desflurane were studied by Mandell et al.
I've had 4 bad reactions to anesthesia. My GP says it was midazolam and to list that as a drug allergy. When I do that, I frequently get interrogated like I'm some sort of nut case. I have to have a colonoscopy this year and from my reading it looks like midazolam is the drug of choice. Are there other options? I've read about propofol, but the cost and risk discussed in the various articles make it seem like a controversial choice.
I just scheduled an EGD and colonoscopy for next week, the EGD for persistent nausea and the colonoscopy because of family history (I'm 54 and 14 years overdue) plus bleeding issues. My issue is that I need to have these exams done without sedation because of a previous bad experience with Versed in a dental procedure; the memory loss and nasty amnesia left me unwilling to undergo sedation again for any reason (I know that there are other agents, but I just can't do sedation).
if I changed my mind she suggested propofol and agreed that many people have problems with Versed. Most importantly, she told me that she would stop if I asked her to; one thing about this doctor: she explained that she prefers to use sedation because she tends to rush the exam if an unsedated patient is in pain...But she also said that most get Versed and they are in pain anyway (hopefully the drug prevents memory of the procedure)....Anyway, the unsedated exam was easy and painless.
My dentist gives me my shot and see another patient, by the time he got back to me I was fully numb. and the numbness last for 8 - 12 hours. I am highly allergic to lidocaine it puts me into anaphylactic shock, I have an epipen but sa that I don't have to use that I just make sure everyone is doing their job and I always wear my medic alert bracelet.
When they lower his sedation (Propofol, Versed) his heart rate goes up to 140 and his oxygen saturation drops, and they say he gets very agitated; so they sedate him again. They are saying he will be extremely difficult to wean because of this, and his underlying COPD. How can they get him off the sedation without the agitation?
I can tell you, that I had general anesthesia with cephalothin-propofol. But my problem apeared a month after operation. I had propofol many times before for other reason without complications. I was at retinal specialist, but he did not find anything wrong. The last check up finding is small cupping, normal IOP. I have appointment for glaucoma specialist and ACCU MAP . But still I do not know the reason for retinal ischemia in first place and progression of vision loss.
When they lower his sedation (Propofol, Versed) his heart rate goes up to 140 and his oxygen saturation drops, and they say he gets very agitated; so they sedate him again. They are saying he will be extremely difficult to wean because of this, and his underlying COPD. How can they get him off the sedation without the agitation?
what exactly are you taking?
its rare that they use barbiturates anymore. i heard most commonly they use fentanyl and propofol...neither are benzo's or barbiturates...but what they use and how much doesn't really matter. what matters is that your anesthesiologist knows what you're taking. it can make a big difference.
I think i may be in the dark on this one.....i have never heard of profocol....can you read the label on the bottle and type it exactly how it is written.......
Other medications associated with green urine may contain phenol groups and include promethazine, thymol, cimetidine, and propofol. The mechanism of action appears to be caused by phenol's conjugation by the liver and subsequent excretion by the kidneys. The strength of the green seems to be dose related. Some nonphenol drugs noted to produce green urine are metoclopramide, amitriptyline, and indomethacin.
ve had quite a few stellate ganglion blocks and have had some success. They thought the lidocaine infusion might help the other pain I deal with and kill two (or more) birds at the same time so to speak.
KittKat23-78, Sorry the infusion didn't help you!! I hadn't heard about having several a few days apart; I'll have to ask about it. Mine is (at least one) being paid for by worker's comp. I'm hopeful but also trying to keep things realistic and in perspective.
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